Remembering Seniors and the Disabled on Valentines Day

Remembering Seniors and the Disabled on Valentines Day

10 Things to Do in Asheville, NC 

Valentines isn’t just a day for couples, but it’s a holiday that everyone should celebrate. It’s a great time to show love and affection to all of your friends and family and a great time to spend quality time with seniors in your family. Traveling looks very different depending on where you are from and where you are going.

However, if you venture out on Valentine’s Day with your loved ones, be sure to check local restrictions and be willing to adhere to all safety regulations before planning a trip to Asheville. Whether they are disabled or need transportation assistance, Loyal Lifts has put together ten things to do on a full shuttled day in Asheville, NC on Valentine’s Day.

 

How to Remember Seniors on Valentines Day

1. Breakfast at a Cafe

You could grab breakfast at your hotel, but if you’re visiting Asheville or spending a special day with your Valentine, Loyal Lifts can shuttle you to the Green Sage Cafe, Sunny Point Cafe, or Biscuit Head. These cafes serve Asheville’s most popular comfort food.

2. The Biltmore Estate

After breakfast, Loyal Lifts can shuttle you to Asheville’s beautiful historic house, built by George Vanderbilt. This 8000-acre estate in the Blue Ridge Mountains offers hours of touring in the wheelchair friendly house and victorian gardens. The Biltmore Estate sees more than 1.4 million visitors per year, but to have the best chance of beating the crowds, go early morning or afternoon.  

3. Shopping Downtown

The next stop is downtown Asheville where you can find everything from farm-to-table restaurants, shops, art galleries, and museums. Loyal Lifts can shuttle you downtown to the top shopping spots like Battery Park Book Exchange, Grove Arcade, the new Asheville Art Museum and Woolworth Walk. The Battery Park Book Exchange is one of the coziest book shops that has a small coffee and champagne bar.

Grove Arcade is one of the oldest historic buildings in Asheville and it is home to unique restaurants and shops. Lastly, Woolworth Walk is a cool gallery and emporium located in a fully-restored downtown Woolworth building.

4. Luncheon 

Once you had enough shopping, shuttle over to Tupelo Honey Cafe on College Street for some Southern comfort food with a creative spin. This place is ranked one of the top places to eat in Asheville. They serve an all-day breakfast menu, as well as Southern favorites like fried pickles, fried chicken, and shrimp and grits.

5. Blue Ridge Parkway

Asheville is tucked into the Blue Ridge Mountains and offers a beautiful scenic drive on the Parkway. If you are exhausted from shopping downtown, take a relaxing trip throughout the famous Blue Ridge Mountains with stops at the Linville Falls Trail, Mast General Store, and The North Carolina Arboretum.  During the winter, be sure to check for BRP closings.

6. River Arts District

This cool part of Asheville used to be an abandoned industrial area that was leftover from the booming railroad day. Eventually, the empty warehouses and buildings slowly began being bought up and transformed into art studios, workshops, coffee shops and galleries that spread out over a mile along the French Broad River. 

7. Visit a Brewery

After exploring the art district, shuttle over to visit one of Asheville’s famous craft breweries. Wedge Brewing Company is located in an old warehouse building that serves small-batch beer and has food trucks on-site during lunch and dinner hours. You can also head to Asheville’s South Slope neighborhood and visit breweries including Burial Beer Co., Green Man Brewery, the Funkatorium, and Twin Leaf Brewery. 

8. Cocktails at Grove Park Inn

If breweries aren’t your thing, another great pre-dinner place is located in the head north of downtown Asheville. Grove Park Inn is a luxurious mountain resort with Arts and Crafts architectural style and massive stone fireplaces. The resort is historically important and offers spa treatment, golf, and cocktails. The Sunset Cocktail Terrace is a beautiful place to look at the surrounding mountains and enjoy a drink. 

9. Top Dinner Spots

Buxton Hall Barbecue is one of the most well-known and popular BBQ spots in South Slope that serves true Carolina barbecue. If you are wanting something hip and trendy, Cúrate is a fantastic option, which is a Spanish tapas restaurant that believes in sharing good food and wine.

10. Chocolate for Dessert

After dinner and just around the corner from Cúrate, the French Broad Chocolate Lounge is a great place to grab dessert to eat-in or to-go. This place serves delicious treats from truffles to brownies and tasty drinking chocolate. 

Loyal Lifts Transportation Services

Asheville, NC is filled with a wide selection of local businesses and outdoor activities that are wheelchair-bound accessible. The central portion of downtown is flat, walkable, and wheelchair compatible. If you need transportation, Loyal Lifts Services provide chauffeur quality and personal service in a custom and luxury uplifted vehicle designed to accommodate mobility issues and disability. Contact us to schedule your next ride.